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US Corporate Law

By Greg Sherington

21 March 2012

Professor Jennifer Hill presents this early 2012 intensive unit, which examines the structure and operation of US corporate law and corporate governance.

US Corporate Law explores the operation of US statutory provisions (for example under the Revised Model Business Corporation Act and the Delaware General Corporation Law), as well as other regulatory developments, such as the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002, and the Dodd-Frank Act 2010.

Topics covered include:

The history and structure of corporate law in the US, including the central role of Delaware

The race to the bottom vs race to the top the race to the top hypotheses

Jennifer has written widely in the field of corporate law and corporate governance. Her recent research has focused on executive remuneration, regulatory responses to the global financial crisis, and differences in the balance of power between shareholders and management across common law countries.